人 — person, human being

ひと人 person

U+4EBA Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 2 strokes Freq #5 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #951 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #9 亻

Meanings

person
human being

word

ひと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

人(ひと) hito person 人(ひと) 々 hitobito people 人(ひと) 達(たち) hitotachi people 恋(こい) 人(びと) koibito lover 村(むら) 人(びと) murabito villager

じん jin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

個(こ) 人(じん) kojin individual 日(に) 本(ほん) 人(じん) nihonjin Japanese person 主(しゅ) 人(じん) shujin husband 法(ほう) 人(じん) houjin corporation 人(じん) 物(ぶつ) jinbutsu person 人(じん) 口(こう) jinkou population 人(じん) 権(けん) jinken human rights 人(じん) 材(ざい) jinzai human resources 主(しゅ) 人(じん) 公(こう) shujinkou protagonist 人(じん) 類(るい) jinrui humanity 人(じん) 生(せい) jinsei life 老(ろう) 人(じん) roujin elderly person 殺(さつ) 人(じん) satsujin murder 人(じん) 事(じ) jinji personnel 友(ゆう) 人(じん) yuujin friend 人(じん) 工(こう) jinkou artificial 人(じん) 格(かく) jinkaku personality 中(ちゅう) 国(ごく) 人(じん) chuugokujin Chinese person 人(じん) 種(しゅ) jinshu race 知(ち) 人(じん) chijin acquaintance 求(きゅう) 人(じん) kyuujin job offer 新(しん) 人(じん) shinjin newcomer 人(じん) 民(みん) jinmin people 婦(ふ) 人(じん) fujin woman 美(び) 人(じん) bijin beautiful woman 夫(ふ) 人(じん) fujin wife 巨(きょ) 人(じん) kyojin giant 白(はく) 人(じん) hakujin white person 人(じん) 員(いん) jinin number of people 黒(こく) 人(じん) kokujin Black person 成(せい) 人(じん) seijin adult 詩(し) 人(じん) shijin poet 軍(ぐん) 人(じん) gunjin soldier 人(じん) 件(けん) jinken personnel 先(せん) 人(じん) senjin predecessors

にん nin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

人(にん) 間(げん) ningen human being 人(にん) 気(き) ninki popularity 三(さん) 人(にん) sannin three people 他(た) 人(にん) tanin other person 本(ほん) 人(にん) honnin the person in question 人(にん) 数(ずう) ninzuu number of people 犯(はん) 人(にん) hannin criminal 証(しょう) 人(にん) shounin witness 職(しょく) 人(にん) shokunin craftsman 何(なん) 人(にん) nannin how many people 人(にん) 形(ぎょう) ningyou doll 役(やく) 人(にん) yakunin government official 商(しょう) 人(にん) shounin merchant 四(よ) 人(にん) yonin four people 五(ご) 人(にん) gonin five people 十(じゅう) 人(にん) juunin ten people 千(せん) 人(にん) sennin 1000 people 町(ちょう) 人(にん) chounin townsperson

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

一人(ひとり) hitori one person 二人(ふたり) futari two people 大人(おとな) otona adult 素人(しろうと) shirouto amateur

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

一人(ひとり) hitori one person 二人(ふたり) futari two people 大人(おとな) otona adult 素人(しろうと) shirouto amateur

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Meanings

word

ひと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

じん jin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

にん nin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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